James cain



(No Model.)

J. GAIN.

BUCKLE.

No. 385,591 Patented July 3, 1888.

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JAMES GAIN, 0F SPENCER, IOWA.

BUCKLE.

SPECPICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,591, dated July 3, 1888.

Application filed March 24, 1838.

To @ZZ whom it may concern..--

Beit known that I, JAMEs GAIN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Spencer, in the county of Clay and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trace-Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in trace-buckles, and it has for its object to provide a simple, strong, durable, neat, and safe buckle which may be easily operated to engage or release the trace.

lith this object in View the invention con sists in a certain novel construction and arrangement ot" devices, fully set l'orth hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a face view of a buckle applied in the operative position to a tug-strap and trace. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section ol the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the buckle detached from the straps.

Reterring'by letter to the drawings, A designates the base of the buckle, which consists ot' the comergcnt side bars, Il B, the rear bar, C, the front bar, I), and the intermediate bar, E, having a stud or pin, F, at its center at right angles to the bar. on the sides of the side bars, B B, which strengthen the base of the buckle, and yet add but little to its weight. The tngstrap H is attached at its rear end tothe front bar of the base, and the trace-strap I passes over the said base and is provided with perforations to engage the stud or pin ou the intermediate bar.

li represents a movable plate, which comprises the side bars, L L, and end bars, M M. 'Ihe side bars are provided at intermediate points with the depending loops N N, which are mounted on the rear bar ot" the base. The lower ends of the loops are connected by a rounded guard, O, which covers the under side ot' the bar C and prevents the ends of the loops from chafing the sides of the horse or draftanimal. The end bars of this movable plate bear on the-outer side of the tracelstrap and hold the latter pressed tightly against the base, whereby the stud or piu on the base is held in engagement with the Aperforations in the trace.

Loops G G- are formed- Serial No. 268,412. (No model.)

To disengage the trace from the buckle, turn the movable plate to aposition at rightangles to the base, as shown iu Fig. 2, thereby litt ing the strap from the stud orpin, after which the strap may be drawn out. To replace the trace on the buckle, reverse the operation.

The device is simple, light, and strong, and the surfaces which bear on the straps are rounded or otherwise arranged, so that there will be no chating which will impair the strength ofthe same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a traceebuckle, the combination herein described of the base-plate adapted to be ar ranged on one side of the trace and having a stud or piu to engage a perforation therein, andthe movable plate bearing on the oppo site side of the trace and having depending loops engaging a transverse bar on the baseplate, substantially as specified.

2. In a trace-buckle, the combination of the base-plate having the transverse barD and provided with the stud or pin F, engaging a perforation in the trace, and a movable plate bearing on the opposite side of the trace and having the depending loops N N passing un der the bar I) and connected at their lower ends by the rounded guardbar C), substantially as specified.

3. In a tracebuckle, the combination ofthe base having the front bar,D, the rear bar, O,aud the intermediate bar, E, provided with a stud or pin, F, and the movable plate having the end bars, M M, the side bars, L L, provided with loops N N, mounted on the rear bar, C, and the guard O, connecting the loops and covering the inner side of the rear bar, all constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as and for the purpose speciled.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES GAIN.

Witnesses:

s. S. Snow, H. CHAMBERLAIN. 

